Kirk Edwards earns maiden WI call up

26-year old Barbados batsman Kirk Edwards has earned his maiden call-up to the West Indian squad for the 5-ODIs and the one-off T20 International against Sri Lanka.

Edwards, along with Pollard, Nikita Miller and Ravi Rampaul would fly to Sri Lanka for the limited-overs games while Brendan Nash, Devon Thomas, Nelon Pascal and Shane Shillingford would return after the Test series.

Darren Sammy would continue to captain the West Indian side for the ODIs and the T20 while Jamaican fast bowling all rounder Andre Russell, who is playing his first Test series, also earns his maiden Limited Overs selection.

"This will be a very important Series for us as we look ahead to the ICC Cricket World Cup, which will be played in the sub-continent in a few months. These are the last ODIs before the World Cup, so we expect the players to make the most of the opportunities. We are confident the team will do well," said WICB selector Courtney Browne.